Gerrit Ybema
Gerrit Ybema | |
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State Secretary for Economic Affairs (Netherlands) | |
In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
Preceded by | Anneke van Dok-van Weele |
Succeeded by | Joop Wijn |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 14 September 1989 – 3 August 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerrit Ybema (1945-10-29)29 October 1945 Schettens, Netherlands |
Died | 15 February 2012(2012-02-15) (aged 66) Uitwellingerga, Netherlands |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Spouse(s) | Johanna Henderika Andela (until 1974) Jelske Hekstra (until 2012) |
Alma mater | University of Groningen (M.Sc. in Economics) |
Occupation | Politician Civil servant Management consultant Entrepreneur |
Gerrit Ybema (29 October 1945 – 15 February 2012) was a Dutch politician in the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 14 September 1989 to 3 August 1998, when he became State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Second Kok cabinet, serving until 22 July 2002.
Born in Schettens, Ybema studied economics at University of Groningen. He graduated cum laude in 1977. After working at Enschede municipality, he moved to Friesland province in 1986 to become advisor to its Gedeputeerde Staten.
He was member of political party Democraten 66 and was elected to the municipal council of Leeuwarden. In 1989 he was elected to the House of Representatives. In his latter years, Ybema owned a consultancy company named Ybema Economy Solutions.
Personal life
Ybema was married and lived in the Frisian village Uitwellingerga. He had three children with his first wife. His second wife had two children out of her first marriage.
Decorations
- Order of Oranje-Nassau
- Knight (December 10, 2002)
Notes
References
- Parlement.com biography
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Preceded by | State Secretary for Economic Affairs 1998-2002 | Succeeded by |
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- Preceded by: First Kok cabinet
- Succeeded by: First Balkenende cabinet
- Annemarie Jorritsma (Economic Affairs)
- Els Borst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
- Bram Peper (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (1998–2000)
- Roger van Boxtel (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (Ad interim)
- Klaas de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2000)
- Jozias van Aartsen (Foreign Affairs)
- Gerrit Zalm (Finance)
- Benk Korthals (Justice)
- Frank de Grave (Defence)
- Klaas de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) (1998–2000)
- Willem Vermeend (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2000)
- Loek Hermans (Education, Culture and Science)
- Tineke Netelenbos (Transport and Water Management)
- Haijo Apotheker (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1998–1999)
- Klaas de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim)
- Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1999)
- Jan Pronk (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
- Roger van Boxtel (Integration and Urban Planning)
- Eveline Herfkens (Development Cooperation)
- Gijs de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations)
- Dick Benschop (Foreign Affairs)
- Willem Vermeend (Finance) (1998–2000)
- Wouter Bos (Finance) (from 2000)
- Job Cohen (Justice) (1998–2001)
- Ella Kalsbeek (Justice) (from 2001)
- Gerrit Ybema (Economic Affairs)
- Henk van Hoof (Defence)
- Margo Vliegenthart (Health, Welfare and Sport)
- Hans Hoogervorst (Social Affairs and Employment)
- Annelies Verstand (Social Affairs and Employment)
- Karin Adelmund (Education, Culture and Science)
- Rick van der Ploeg (Education, Culture and Science)
- Monique de Vries (Transport and Water Management)
- Geke Faber (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries)
- Johan Remkes (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
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